Rochelle City Manager David Plyman has announced the hiring of Jason Bird as the New Superintendent of the Electrical Department at RMU.
He has been the Superintendent of Electric and Telecommunications in Princeton since 2007.
The 51-year old Bird will begin his new job in Rochelle on August 17th.
He has worked in the electric department in Princeton for the past 30 years. Bird began as a lineman and then the position of Superintendent.
He also grew up in Princeton and coached wrestling and soccer for 29 years at the high school.